D-level males reached the pinnacle of life by living off women.

Rhine was overjoyed and extremely satisfied to receive the answer he wanted from Lu Yuan.

That's wonderful. His and Lu Yuan's love is mutual, and they can now hold hands and go to the land of the dead together.

Rhine happily let Lu Yuan go to sleep, and he quickly lay down as well. The drowsiness that had just disappeared surged back, and he fell asleep very quickly as well.

This time, Lu Yuan and Rhein slept face to face, embracing each other tightly, as if holding the most precious treasure in the world.

In the days that followed, Lu Yuan and Rhine resumed their sweet and loving life together. Rhine would be returning to the front lines in about a week, and the timing of her next rest period was uncertain, depending on the situation on the battlefield.

Therefore, Lu Yuan and Rhine cherished this last time together, and both tried to postpone other matters so they could focus on staying by each other's side.

Rhine also planned to wait until Dorian was back at the front before considering the matter of Dorian's dominance over Fez. After all, Dorian could hold out for another three to five years, so there was no rush.

Rhine didn't have time to think about other male insects right now; he just wanted to spend the remaining week or so quietly with Lu Yuan.

Unfortunately, Murphy's Law applies to every world: the things we least want to happen are the things that most often happen.

That day, Lu Yuan and Rhein were having afternoon tea together in the courtyard of their home. The dessert for afternoon tea was macarons.

Macarons are a dessert that didn't exist in the Zerg Empire, so it goes without saying that Lu Yuan "created" them.

Of course, Lu Yuan was the one who talked the talk, while WALL-E was the one who actually did the walking.

Rhine loved desserts, but when he was on the front lines, he avoided them in public to maintain his image as a legion commander.

When Lu Yuan found out, he felt that he couldn't let Rhein go hungry, so he decided to let Rhein eat more while she was on vacation.

So during the time Rhine was at home, he had dessert with every meal.

Later, perhaps because she ate too much, even Rhine, a dessert lover, felt a bit tired of it and complained to Lu Yuan that the desserts these days were all so unoriginal, and it was always the same few kinds of food.

So Lu Yuan thought of getting some new varieties for Rhine to try. As for the source of the new varieties, it naturally came from Lu Yuan's memories before he traveled through time.

Lu Yuan racked his brains for half an hour and finally came up with the idea of ​​macarons.

This dessert is exquisitely presented and incredibly sweet; Lu Yuan thinks Rhein will definitely love it.

Sure enough, just look at the upturned corners of Rhine's mouth, the look of surprise in his eyes, and the way he chews slowly as he eats the macaron; you can tell that Rhine is very satisfied with this macaron.

Just as Rhine was about to praise his lord after enjoying the delicious food, his communicator suddenly rang.

Upon picking it up, I realized it was someone I couldn't hang up to—His Highness the First Prince.

Reluctantly, Rhein went to his study to answer the phone.

After the call connected, the ever-friendly Crown Prince exchanged a few pleasantries with Rhine before getting straight to the point.

"Rhine, good news. Your previous request to allow the 10th Army to independently recruit high-ranking female soldiers has basically been approved. You should receive official notification in a few days. Congratulations! From now on, your word is law in the 10th Army." The First Prince said jokingly.

In fact, the eldest prince did not push much for Rhine's request to be approved; he was not willing for Rhine to gain such great power.

Although the noble ministers were also unwilling for Rhine to gain such great power, not one of them dared to stand up and say it was inappropriate, because no one wanted to bear the blame for causing the collapse of the Arach defense line, even if it was uncertain whether they would actually bear that blame.

So, without either of us saying a word, Rhine's request was granted.

"Your Highness, rest assured, I will always remember my position and responsibilities. Everything I do is for the stability of the Arach defense line, and I will never use it for my own personal gain," Rhine quickly replied.

Rhein thought to himself, "Anyone can say nice things. Since I've already gotten the benefits, I might as well make it sound nice."

The eldest prince didn't react much to Rhine's declaration of loyalty; he was more concerned with something else.

"By the way, Rhine, how's your mental sea?"

Rhine's mental state was naturally excellent. After Lu Yuan's daily reassurance over the past few days, it would not be an exaggeration to describe Rhine's mental state as flawless.

But of course, this cannot be said truthfully.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. How many more years can my spiritual energy hold?"

The eldest prince looked at Rhine with regret.

"Rhine, to be honest, I really feel sorry for you. You were able to win such a difficult battle without the help of mental energy to soothe you. It shows how good your mental sea is. If you could get mental energy to soothe you normally, your strength would probably be even greater."

A sense of unease rose in Rhine's heart. What did the First Prince mean by suddenly steer the conversation in this direction?

"Your Highness, I am very satisfied with everything so far."

Rhein, fearing he might make a mistake by saying too much, simply expressed his position.

The eldest prince smiled.

"Alright, Rhine, I know you cherish your lord, you don't need to be so wary. But I have some good news to tell you today, and it concerns your lord."

Rhine had a bad feeling, while the Crown Prince's tone became cheerful.

"Do you know Dr. Witt?" the eldest prince asked.

"Know."

Dr. Witt was the leading scientist at the Imperial Academy of Sciences, researching mental calming drugs, and Rhine naturally knew him.

"Dr. Witt accidentally discovered a way to enable lower-level male insects to soothe higher-level female insects during his research on the Spirit Sea Soothing Agent."

"This method is currently kept secret, but both the male and female parents are very happy with the discovery and have decided to have the lower-ranking males who have married higher-ranking females cooperate with Dr. Witt in the experiment."

"Rhine, as you know, there are very few of these male insects in the Empire, so your male lord is also on the list. After a while, you can send your male lord back to the capital planet."

"Of course, Rhine, you can rest assured. I guarantee that Dr. Witt's method will not cause any harm to your lord. You are a great contributor to the empire, and I will definitely protect your lord."

"And if this method really succeeds, it will be of great benefit to you, so you should be happy, shouldn't you?"

Rhine felt his heart sink to the bottom.